Sublingual mucocele (ranula) in a cat: a clinical case

The article describes a clinical case of sublingual mucocele (ranula) in a cat. The purpose of the study is a prospective description of the clinical signs of the mucocele of the sublingual salivary gland in a cat, possible methods of diagnosis and treatment using a clinical example. An 8-year- old neutered cat was found to have a right-sided edema of the mouth floor. Of the clinical manifestations, only lethargy in behavior was revealed, there were no problems with the intake of food. To clarify the diagnosis and cytological examination, a fine-needle aspiration of the pathological mass was performed. The diagnosis was a right sublingual mucocele (ranula) without any apparent cause. Treatment of the ranula includes surgical excision of the affected salivary glands and/or marsupialization and drainage of the sialocele.